Apparatus for curling hair



y 1933- E. L. SMITH 1,916,687

APPARATUS FOR CURLING HAIR Filed May 20, 1929 6 A. QVEI'VTOF.

ATTORNEYS.

I Patented July 4, 1 933 nms'r L. sm'rn, or an: rams assrenunnrs, 'ro LUIS J,

1500, cnuomnza, assmnon, BY nnsnn name u romz A. .rmsonm hrrma'rcs Ion; comma mm Application filed Kay 20,

This invention relates to improvements in hair curling apparatus, and more larly that type set applications Serial 256 and 352,026, filed respectively 1928; March 5th, 1929 and A ril It has been discovered in t particuforth in my co-pendmg Numbers 286,809; 344,-

June th, I 2nd, 1929.

e use of hair clamping means together with a hair windin s indle 10 g P 3 which during the curling operation is heated, with the hair wound thereon,

that it is essential to protect the scalpfrom the steam generated the moistened hair.

result that the present Among its objects,

tudina ly of which during theheating of It is to accomplish this apparatus is designed. the present apparatus has to rovide a hair gripping means longia curling spindle is operatively mounted and positioned. A further object is to provide astructure wherein a bar or rod of simple construction may be employed in connection with the usual supportin block, thereby reducing the cost of the hair gripping mechanism. A further object is to provide a novel form of elastic gripping means which is capable of being cheaply constructed and extremely eiiicient for the purpose designed.

Broadly, the invention consists in ing the side edge of a gripping bloc pivotally associating therewith a gripping and bar mounting a yieldable surface between which and the block the hair is securely grifped prior to the winding of the free of the 85 hair on the spindle, and in providing a structure wherein steam generated in the curling operation may escape readily from the curling apparatus.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out hereto appended; it being understood claims that various changes in the form, tion,

within the invention.

drawing, wherein-- in the propersize and minor details of construction scope of the claims may be sorted to without departing from the s or sacrificing any of the advantages 0 reirit the To more clearly comprehend the invention, reference is directed to the accompanying Figure 1 1s a view in elevation of the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, parts in closed position.

with the 1am} Sci-la! m. seem.

gripped, and with its free end wound around the spindle.

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of a slotted protecting pad through which the lock of hair is extended. I

Referringmore particularly to the drawing, wherein like characters of reference designates corresponding parts, 1 indicates a gripping block, preferably of bakelite or other suitable material, the block being elongated in plan and having a lon 'tudinal groove or depression 2 extending t e full length of its upper surface. The bloclr is also formed on one edge with a longitudinal groove or depression 3 in which is adapted for reception a gripping bar 4 fulcrumed at one end, as at 5', to a member secured to the block. The bar 4 is of a length co-extensive with that of the block 1, and at its free end pivotally mounts a link 5,-which, in turn, on its end mounts a cam lever 6 adapted for pivotal movement to engage in acam seat 7 formed in the rear wall of the block 1 near one end.

Between its fulcrum point 5' and the point of attachment of the link 5 thereto, the grip ping bar 4 mounts a tubular member 8, preferably of elastic material, and of a diameter greater than that of the bar 4:, as illustrated in Figure 4 the elasticity permitting said member 8 to be distorted.

Upwardly from the opposite ends of the longitudinal depression 2 on the upper surface of the block 1 project the spring pawls 9 for engaging the opposite ratchet ends 10 of my well known hair winding spindle 11, fully illustrated and described in the aforementioned pending applications.

The pawls 9 hold the spindle 11 in its wound position, as hereinafter described, and

the spindle contains the usual electric heating ing pad 16, of any suitable structure, such tending through the slot 15, lyin osflelt, The gripping her is moved to open. position and the block 1 is moved into contact with the pad 16, with the lock of hair ex arellel with the grooved edge of the hloc The gripping her l is then moved to closed osi-' tion, tightly compressing the portion o" the hair lock immediately shove the pad 16 into the groove 3, end the pressure is such as to distort the material of the tubular member 8, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4.

It will thus he apparent that the loclr of hair extends upwardly from the gripping block 1, st onelongitudinel side e h free end of the lock is wrapped i, spindle l1 and as the spindle is rots ing the heir thereon, the some is nae position longitudinally of the groove 2, medietely shove the gripping hio l The retchets 10 are gripped powls .9, and as the spindle is furtl rots it will he observed that the heir loelr is tightly' Wrapped therearound and the portion shove the gripping her t end loloclr 1 is drown taut, lV hen in this position, the shield or hood 1? is ositioned over the spindle and the electricity is supplied to the element 12. The shield or hood 17 does not completely encircle the spindle with the heir wrapped thereon, but has a, free end sdjucent the distortehle member 8, as shown in Fig. This heating operzntionv which forms the curl, csiuses steaming of the heir lock which hes been pre viously moistened, but due to the presence of the protecting pad and the locstion of the gripping her i, at one side of the hloclr, the stesrn is not forced or permitted to pose downwardly into contact with the scalp hut escapes between the distortehle member 8 end the edge of the hood ad 'ecent thereto. Thus any liehility of the head 0;? the patient becoming hurried is removed,

I cleim 4 l. A heir curling e. perstus comprising a unitary gripping blocs gripping her op erstively associated with one side edge thereof and extending longitudinally thereof rind hetween which and the side edge of thegripping hlock a, lock of hair is releosshly gripped, s winding spindle disposed longitudinelly of the upper surface of the gripping block between its side edges, and e hood in spaced perollel relation to the winding spindle end adapted to grip the hair around the spindle, said hood having one edge forming a seal with the gripping block and s'free edge spaced from the gripping block providing an elongated opening for escape of steam and heat generated within the hood.

2. A. hair curling ap oratus com rising a unitary gripping h ock longitu inally grooved on one side edge, e gri ing bar pivotell mounted st one end and $01 reception within the longitudinal groove at the side edge of the gripping block and between which end the gripping block a. lock of hair is releesshly clamped, e spindle around which the free end of the gripped lock is wound, said spindle extending longitudinally of the block hetween its side edges, and u hood in spaced persllel reletion to the winding spindie and adapted to grip the hair, around the spindle, said hood having one edge forming 21 seal with the gripping hlock snd s free edge spaced from the gripping block proiding an elongated opening or escape ct stesin and heat generated within the hood.

3. A heir curling sppurstus comprising an elongated unitary ripping hlocl: formed on a one longitudinal side edge with e groove, 12 spindle deteehshly mounted longitudinally and centrally of the gripping hlock "and adopted "for winding the free end of e, hair lock, means offset in e vertical plane from the longitudinal axis of the. spindle "for clamping the heir loclr at its base within the groove in said gripping block and s hood mountshle over the spindle in a manner to permit steam formed under the hood in the heir curling onerotion to escape between the said clamping means and the adjacent edge of the hood. A heir curling 'epperetus comprising the cornloinetion of it means for gripping a tool; oi ext/ended upwardly from the scalp, e spindle thereon for forming the free end of the gripped heir in e curl, e hood mounted over said spindle, on electric coil within the spindle, end e protecting-pad slotted between in ends end positioned below the gripping means and upwardly through which the heir lock extends.

5. A heir curling apparatus comprising e longitudinel mounting hloclr of unitary structure, it spindle mounted longitudinally and centrnll of said block end adapted to receive it leer; of heir, ohood adapted to no sitioning over said spindle with one of its side edges spaced adjacent said mounting loloch providing an elongated opening between the rnountinglhlock and the adjacent edge of the hood, a gripping her operstively associated with one side of the mounting lllL' block, said gripping bar heing positioned 

